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Kirstie Alley Hopes Her New Talk Show Turns Out More Like 'Tyra', Less Like 'Gabrielle'

Molly Friedman · 03/19/08 01:29PM

The last time Kirstie Alley appeared on daytime television (flaunting her slim-ish new frame on Oprah), we applauded the self-proclaimed Fat "Actress" for keeping up her promise to Jenny Craig. But after squirming through the appearance, we ultimately decided one daytime appearance was enough for us to stomach. Kirstie, however, seems to disagree. People is reporting that Alley has just signed a deal with Oprah's Harpo production company to host her very own daytime show (in addition to other potentially televised projects). As Alley herself put it, "Nothing shocks me. I'm a great listener. I'm a good comedian. And I won't lie - I live a beautiful life." But considering the ill fates of both Megan Mullally's and Gabrielle Carteris' attempts to lure housewives into their femme-angled daily circle of televised love, we have to wonder whether or not Kirstie's destined for cancellation, or fierce enough to carry on the tradition of fellow slim-ish daytime host Tyra Banks...

Gayest Cities in America Line Up For Mullaly Talk Show

Seth Abramovitch · 10/26/05 04:44PM

God bless the Gays, a tribe so fiercely protective of its own, there are virtually no lengths they won't go to keep their treasured idols' (98% of which are loud, mascara-smeared, self-destructive middle-aged women, or depictions thereof) careers alive.